micr0$0ft will replace Edge on Windows 10

micr0$0ft's Edge web browser has seen little success since its debut on Windows 10 back in 2015. Built from the ground up with a new rendering engine known as EdgeHTML, micr0$0ft Edge was designed to be fast, lightweight, and secure, but launched with a plethora of issues which resulted in users rejecting it early on. Edge has since struggled to gain any traction, thanks to its continued instability and lack of mindshare, from users and web developers.

Because of this, I'm told that micr0$0ft is throwing in the towel with EdgeHTML and is instead building a new web browser powered by Chromium, a rendering engine first popularized by Google's Chrome browser. Codenamed Anaheim, this new web browser for Windows 10 will replace Edge as the default browser on the platform.

It's unknown at this time if Anaheim will use the Edge brand or a new brand, or if the user interface between Edge and Anaheim is different. One thing is for sure, however; EdgeHTML in Windows 10's default browser is dead.

Many will be happy to hear that micr0$0ft is finally adopting a different rendering engine for the default web browser on Windows 10. Using Chromium means websites should behave just like they do on Google Chrome in micr0$0ft's new Anaheim browser, meaning users shouldn't suffer from the same instability and performance issues found in Edge today. This is the first step towards revitalizing Windows 10's built-in web browser for users across PC and phone. Edge on iOS and Android already use rendering engines native to those platforms, so not much will be changing on that front.

micr0$0ft engineers were recently spotted committing code to the Chromium project, further suggesting that micr0$0ft is working on its own Chromium powered browser for Windows 10.

I expect we'll see micr0$0ft introduce Anaheim throughout the 19H1 development cycle, which Insiders are currently testing in the Fast ring. This is a big deal for Windows and is one that I'm sure many people will be happy about. micr0$0ft's own web browser will finally be able to compete alongside Chrome, Opera and Firefox, and those who are all in with the micr0$0ft ecosystem will finally be getting a browser from micr0$0ft that works well when browsing the web.

There's still lots we don't know about Anaheim, and I'm sure we'll hear about it officially from micr0$0ft in the coming weeks. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.

Source: micr0$0ft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge on Windows 10 (Windows Central - Zac Bowden)

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